Jerry Kill

{{Short description|American football player and coach (born 1961)}}

{{Infobox college coach

| name = Jerry Kill

| image = 2013-0427-JerryKill.jpg

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| caption = Kill at the 2013 Minnesota Spring Game

| current_title = Consultant

| current_team = Vanderbilt

| current_conference = SEC

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| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1961|08|24}}

| birth_place = Cheney, Kansas, U.S.

| death_date =

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| player_years1 = 1979–1982

| player_team1 = Southwestern (KS)

| player_positions = Linebacker

| coach_years1 = 1985–1987

| coach_team1 = Pittsburg State (DC)

| coach_years2 = 1988–1990

| coach_team2 = Webb City HS (MO)

| coach_years3 = 1991–1993

| coach_team3 = Pittsburg State (OC)

| coach_years4 = 1994–1998

| coach_team4 = Saginaw Valley State

| coach_years5 = 1999–2000

| coach_team5 = Emporia State

| coach_years6 = 2001–2007

| coach_team6 = Southern Illinois

| coach_years7 = 2008–2010

| coach_team7 = Northern Illinois

| coach_years8 = 2011–2015

| coach_team8 = Minnesota

| coach_years9 = 2017

| coach_team9 = Rutgers (OC/QB)

| coach_years10 = 2019

| coach_team10 = Virginia Tech (asst. to HC)

| coach_years11 = 2020–2021

| coach_team11 = TCU (asst. to HC)

| coach_years12 = 2021

| coach_team12 = TCU (interim HC)

| coach_years13 = 2022–2023

| coach_team13 = New Mexico State

| coach_years14 = 2024–present

| coach_team14 = Vanderbilt (consultant)

| admin_years1 = 2016

| admin_team1 = Kansas State (assoc. AD)

| admin_years2 = 2018–2019

| admin_team2 = Southern Illinois (interim AD)

| admin_years3 = 2019

| admin_team3 = Southern Illinois

| overall_record = 175–115 (college)

| bowl_record = 1–6

| tournament_record = 4–5 (NCAA D-I-AA/FCS playoffs)

| championships = 3 Gateway Football (2003–2005)
1 MAC West Division (2010)

| awards = Eddie Robinson Award (2004)[http://www.bettingexpress.com/news/sports_betting/79016.html Jerry Kill captures 2004 Eddie Robinson Award – Nhl Betting] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110707231201/http://www.bettingexpress.com/news/sports_betting/79016.html |date=July 7, 2011 }}. Betting Express (December 16, 2004). Retrieved July 26, 2012.
Big Ten Coach of the Year (2014){{cite web|last=Christensen |first=Joe |url=http://www.startribune.com/sports/blogs/284531471.html |title=Kill named Big Ten Coach of Year |publisher=StarTribune.com |date=December 2, 2014 |access-date=May 17, 2016}}
Kansas Sports Hall of Fame (2016){{cite web|url=http://www.wibwnewsnow.com/late-steve-anson-inducted-kansas-sports-hall-fame/|publisher=WIBW News Now|access-date=June 8, 2016|date=June 8, 2016|title=The Late Steve Anson To Be Inducted Into The Kansas Sports Hall Of Fame|archive-date=June 23, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160623154930/http://www.wibwnewsnow.com/late-steve-anson-inducted-kansas-sports-hall-fame/|url-status=dead}}
C-USA Coach of the Year (2023)

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Jerry R. Kill (born August 24, 1961) is an American college football coach who currently serves as a consultant at Vanderbilt. He was the head coach at New Mexico State University from 2022 to 2023. He played college football at Southwestern College in Winfield, Kansas, from 1979 to 1982. Kill served as the head coach at Saginaw Valley State University, Emporia State University, Southern Illinois University Carbondale, Northern Illinois University and the University of Minnesota, as well as serving as the interim head coach for the final four games of the 2021 season at TCU.

Kill has also served as an athletic department administrator, most recently at Southern Illinois University as an assistant to the Chancellor and athletic director. He was also briefly at Kansas State as associate athletic director.{{cite web |url=http://www.kstatesports.com/news/kansas-native-jerry-kill-named-associate-ad-at-k-state-05-17-2016 |title=Kansas Native Jerry Kill Named Associate AD at K-State | KSU Wildcats News |publisher=Kstatesports.com |date=May 17, 2016 |access-date=May 17, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160521190419/http://www.kstatesports.com/news/kansas-native-jerry-kill-named-associate-ad-at-k-state-05-17-2016 |archive-date=May 21, 2016}}

During the course of his career he was credited with bringing several programs to new heights, and these successes led to increasingly more prestigious coaching positions. Despite retiring from the game in 2015 for health reasons, Kill returned to coaching in 2020 after accepting a special assistant's job at TCU and was named the interim head coach on October 31, 2021, after the resignation of Gary Patterson.

Early life and playing career

Kill was born in Cheney, Kansas. He was raised in a working-class family and became the first member of his family to graduate from college.

Coaching career

=Saginaw Valley State=

Kill landed his first college head coaching job as the fourth football coach at Saginaw Valley State University in 1994, where he produced five consecutive winning seasons, including back-to-back 9–2 campaigns in 1997 and 1998.[http://siusalukis.cstv.com/sports/m-footbl/mtt/kill_jerry00.html Player Bio: Jerry Kill :: Football]. Siusalukis.cstv.com. Retrieved July 26, 2012. Kill compiled a 38–14 record in five years as head coach. His teams led the NCAA's Division II in rushing each of his last two years and his last season was second in the nation in total offense (498.3) and scoring (42.5).[http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_qn4179/is_19990127/ai_n11718568 Kill named Hornets' football coach | Topeka Capital-Journal, The | Find Articles at BNET.com]{{dead link|date=April 2017 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}. Findarticles.com. Retrieved July 26, 2012.

He is ranked third at Saginaw Valley State in total wins and second in winning percentage (as of the 2007 season).[http://www.cfbdatawarehouse.com/data/coaching/alltime_coach_year_by_year.php?coachid=4865 All-Time Coaching Records by Year] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081023155215/http://www.cfbdatawarehouse.com/data/coaching/alltime_coach_year_by_year.php?coachid=4865 |date=October 23, 2008 }}. Cfbdatawarehouse.com. Retrieved July 26, 2012.

=Emporia State=

Kill was the 20th head football coach for Emporia State University in Emporia, Kansas, and held that position for two seasons, from 1999 until 2000. His overall coaching record at Emporia State was 11–11. As of completion of the 2007 season, this ranked him tenth at Emporia State in total wins and ninth in winning percentage.{{cite web|url=https://s3.amazonaws.com/sidearm.sites/emporia.sidearmsports.com/documents/2011/12/16/07ESUFBmediaguide.pdf|title=Emporia State University Athletics - 2007 Football Media Guide|website=www.esuhornets.edu|access-date=June 8, 2018|archive-date=December 21, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191221013501/https://s3.amazonaws.com/sidearm.sites/emporia.sidearmsports.com/documents/2011/12/16/07ESUFBmediaguide.pdf|url-status=dead}}

=Southern Illinois=

Kill was named to the head coaching post at Southern Illinois University Carbondale in 2001. In 2004, Kill's Salukis went a perfect 9–0 against Division I-AA opponents and outscored competitors by more than 30 points per game. Southern Illinois finished 7–0 in Gateway Football Conference games, earned the No. 1 ranking for the final ten weeks of the year, and garnered the top seed in the 2004 postseason.

At Southern Illinois, Kill was the first coach to produce four consecutive winning seasons and is credited with turning the football team around to a winning program.[http://www.southernillinoisan.com/sp_sections/story.php?pub_number=173&s=2 :: TheSouthern.com – Southern Illinois' Homepage ::]{{dead link|date=November 2017 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }} On September 26, 2006, he became the school's all-time leader in winning percentage after defeating Indiana State, 55–3.[http://www.i-aa.org/article.asp?articleid=81194 I-AA College Football News: I-AA.org] Southern Illinois Pounds Indiana State, 55–3

=Northern Illinois=

In December 2007, Northern Illinois University in DeKalb, announced that Kill had been hired as its new head coach.{{Cite web |date=2007-12-13 |title=Northern Illinois turns to south, gets Kill as coach |url=https://www.espn.com/college-football/news/story?id=3153193 |access-date=2025-03-24 |website=ESPN.com|agency=Associated Press |language=en}} He replaced Joe Novak, who retired after developing the Huskies into a successful program over 12 seasons, though just one bowl win.{{cite web|url=http://niuhuskies.cstv.com/sports/m-footbl/spec-rel/112607aad.html|title=NOVAK STEPS DOWN AFTER 12 SEASONS AS NIU HEAD COACH :: Huskie Mentor Led Program to Unprecedented FBS Success|date=November 26, 2007|publisher=niuhuskies.cstv.com|access-date=July 26, 2012}} Before Kill's first season at Northern Illinois began, NIU was ranked No. 6 in ESPN's Bottom 10.[https://www.espn.com/college-football/preview08/news/story?page=bottom1008preseason ESPN.com] "Lollapaloozers rock the preseason Bottom 10", David Duffy, August 5, 2008 The team finished the 2008 regular season with a 6–6 record. The six wins secured bowl eligibility and an invitation to the Independence Bowl was accepted. Northern Illinois was defeated by Louisiana Tech, 17–10, in the bowl game despite outgaining the Bulldogs in rushing and passing yardage.

In 2010, Northern Illinois had a nine-game win streak and reached the MAC Championship Game, losing to Miami. NIU finished 10–3 for the year. In December, days after the losing the conference championship to Miami, Kill accepted the position of head coach for the Minnesota Golden Gophers. His announcement came less than two weeks before the Huskies were scheduled to play in the Humanitarian Bowl. Leaving the team in the manner he did (many teammates learned about his new job via Twitter instead of from Kill himself{{cite news|last=Sahly|first=John|url=http://www.daily-chronicle.com/2010/12/13/sahly-huskies-handle-new-coach-hire-with-class/axivg1h/ |title=Huskies handle new coach hire with class|date=December 14, 2010|publisher=daily-chronicle.com|access-date=October 14, 2012}}) dealt an emotional blow to the members of the team; quarterback Chandler Harnish saying about Kill's departure, "I have a horrible taste in my mouth". Additionally, besides the emotional impact, USA Today noted, "The timing of the announcement further hurts the program due to Kill most likely taking the bulk of his staff to Minnesota."{{cite news |url=https://www.usatoday.com/sports/college/football/mac/nillinois.htm |work=USA Today|title=Northern Illinois – Team Notes |date=February 3, 2011}}

Thus, Kill left NIU without ever winning a bowl game. Furthermore, the fact that Kill left NIU before the team's bowl game added fuel to the debate about whether or not the NCAA should prohibit coaches from abandoning their teams before their final bowl game.[http://bleacherreport.com/articles/308721-why-does-the-ncaa-let-coaches-leave-before-bowl-games Why Does The NCAA Let Coaches Leave Before Bowl Games?]. Bleacher Report (December 14, 2009). Retrieved July 26, 2012.[http://blog.newsok.com/berrytramel/2010/12/07/ou-football-kevin-wilson-should-coach-the-bowl-game/ OU football: Kevin Wilson should coach the bowl game {{!}} Berry Tramel's Blog] {{webarchive|url=https://archive.today/20120707001158/http://blog.newsok.com/berrytramel/2010/12/07/ou-football-kevin-wilson-should-coach-the-bowl-game/ |date=July 7, 2012 }}. Blog.newsok.com. Retrieved July 26, 2012.[http://www.redandblackattack.com/2010/12/10/1867898/getting-to-know-tuke-and-the-zombie-humanitarian-bowl-staff Getting to know: Tuke and the zombie Humanitarian Bowl staff]. Red And Black Attack (December 10, 2010). Retrieved July 26, 2012.

=Minnesota=

The University of Minnesota hired Jerry Kill on December 6, 2010.{{cite web|url=https://www.espn.com/college-football/news/story?id=5888840&campaign=rss&source=ESPNHeadlines|publisher=ESPN|title=Minnesota hires Jerry Kill as coach|date=December 5, 2010 |access-date=December 6, 2010}} He took over for Tim Brewster who was fired during the middle of the season. Kill brought much of his NIU staff with him to Minnesota, including offensive coordinator Matt Limegrover,{{cite web|url=http://www.gophersports.com/sports/m-footbl/mtt/matt_limegrover_759711.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130211102401/http://www.gophersports.com/sports/m-footbl/mtt/matt_limegrover_759711.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=February 11, 2013|title=Matt Limegrover Bio|publisher=gophersports.com|access-date=October 14, 2012}} defensive coordinator Tracy Claeys,{{cite web |url=http://www.gophersports.com/sports/m-footbl/mtt/claeys_tracy00.html |title=Tracy Claeys Bio |publisher=gophersports.com |access-date=October 14, 2012 |archive-date=March 30, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130330004429/http://www.gophersports.com/sports/m-footbl/mtt/claeys_tracy00.html |url-status=dead }} and special teams coordinator Jay Sawvel.{{cite web |url=http://www.gophersports.com/sports/m-footbl/mtt/jay_sawvel_759717.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141003132859/http://www.gophersports.com/sports/m-footbl/mtt/jay_sawvel_759717.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=October 3, 2014 |title=Jay Sawvel Bio |publisher=gophersports.com |access-date=October 14, 2012 }} While his first season in Minnesota was not particularly successful (finishing with a 3–9 record and one of only two non-bowl eligible teams in the Big Ten), Kill was in the headlines most often due to his health issues. A highlight of the 2011 season was a win over Big Ten rival Iowa. In Kill's second season (2012), Minnesota improved to 6–7, including an appearance in the Meineke Car Care of Texas Bowl where they lost to Texas Tech 34–31.

After Kill led Minnesota to a 4–1 start in the 2013 season, a seizure prevented him from attending Minnesota's game at Michigan. He announced on October 10, 2013 that he would take a leave of absence to focus on epilepsy treatment. With his longtime defensive coordinator Tracy Claeys serving as acting head coach, Kill watched their next game, a win over Northwestern, from the press box. Minnesota went on to win four consecutive Big Ten games for the first time since 1973. Even without Kill present on the field, the Gophers finished with an 8–5 record. The American Football Association named Kill the Region 3 Coach of the Year.{{cite web|title=Jerry Kill|url=http://www.gophersports.com/sports/m-footbl/mtt/jerry_kill_759704.html|website=GopherSports.com|access-date=October 7, 2013|archive-date=July 15, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130715031651/http://www.gophersports.com/sports/m-footbl/mtt/jerry_kill_759704.html}}

Kill returned to the field for the 2014 football season. For the first six games of the season, the Golden Gophers went 5–1, with their only loss to TCU (30–7), and conference wins over Michigan (30–14) and Northwestern (24–17). The team ended with an 8–5 record, with losses to TCU, Illinois (28–24), Ohio State (31–24), Wisconsin (34–24), and Mizzou (33–17) at the Citrus Bowl. Surprisingly, Kill was awarded the Big Ten Coach of the Year award for the 2014 season.

Jerry Kill began the 2015 season with the Gophers, building a 4–3 record. However, worsening health problems led him to retire from his position as head coach on October 28, 2015. He was succeeded by defensive coordinator Tracy Claeys.{{cite news |url=https://www.si.com/college-football/2015/10/28/minnesota-golden-gophers-jerry-kill-retiring-health|title=Minnesota coach Jerry Kill retiring for health reasons|work=Sports Illustrated|date=October 28, 2015|access-date=October 28, 2015}}

=Southern Illinois AD=

Kill returned to Southern Illinois in 2018 as a special assistant to the chancellor, later becoming athletic director. He remained in that role through September 2019, when he returned to the coaching ranks at Virginia Tech.{{Cite web |last=Weber |first=Tom |date=September 16, 2019 |title=SIU Director of Athletics Jerry Kill steps down; Liz Jarnigan named next AD |url=https://siusalukis.com/news/2019/9/16/siu-director-of-athletics-jerry-kill-stepping-down-to-join-virginia-tech-football-staff-as-special-assistant-to-the-head-coach.aspx |access-date=October 31, 2021 |website=Southern Illinois University Athletics |language=en}}

=Virginia Tech=

Kill was contacted by Virginia Tech head football coach Justin Fuente to be his special assistant after three games of the 2019 football season.{{Cite web|url=https://www.roanoke.com/sports/college/va_tech/virginia-tech-hires-former-minnesota-coach-jerry-kill-as-special/article_972a3c02-d891-11e9-ba10-fb7099a15c61.html|title=Virginia Tech hires former Minnesota coach Jerry Kill as special assistant to the head coach|last=Niziolek|first=Mike|date=September 16, 2019|website=Roanoke.com|access-date=September 16, 2019}}

=TCU=

TCU head coach Gary Patterson hired Kill away from Virginia Tech in January 2020 to be a special assistant, overseeing the offense. Although close friends, the two had never worked together before.{{Cite news |last=Davison |first=Drew |date=January 15, 2020 |title='He's just a ball coach.' TCU's Patterson set to hire longtime friend Jerry Kill |work=Star-Telegram |url=https://www.star-telegram.com/sports/college/big-12/texas-christian-university/article238913898.html |access-date=October 31, 2021}} Kill took over as interim head coach midway through the 2021 season after TCU and Patterson parted ways.{{Cite news |last=Feldman |first=Bruce |last2=Khan |first2=Sam Jr |date=October 31, 2021 |title=TCU coach Gary Patterson out after 21 seasons: Source |language=en |work=The Athletic |url=https://theathletic.com/news/tcu-coach-gary-patterson-out-after-21-seasons-source/5ulqgC1KWq7U/ |access-date=October 31, 2021}}

=New Mexico State=

File:Jerry Kill 2022 Quick Lane Bowl postgame press conference.jpg]]

On November 24, 2021, it was reported that Kill would be the next head coach at New Mexico State University following the 2021 season.{{cite news |last1=Roussel |first1=Scott |title=More on Jerry Kill's plans |url=https://footballscoop.com/news/jerry-kill-new-mexico-state-coordinators |access-date=November 27, 2021 |work=footballscoop.com |publisher=Football Scoop |date=November 24, 2021}}

In his first season, the Aggies won their 2nd bowl game since 1960 and finished 7-6. Following the Aggies' victory in the Quick Lane Bowl, Kill got a tattoo on his right arm to commemorate his team's success.{{cite web |last1=McDaniel |first1=Mike |title=NMSU's Jerry Kill Celebrates Quick Lane Bowl Win With First Tattoo |url=https://www.si.com/extra-mustard/2023/02/20/jerry-kill-quick-lane-bowl-win-first-tattoo-new-mexico-state-aggies |website=SI.com |publisher=Sports Illustrated |access-date=10 April 2023}} Kill stepped down following the 2023 season, during which the team posted a 10–5 record and a trip to the New Mexico Bowl.{{Cite news |last=Thamel |first=Pete |date=2023-12-23 |title=Kill steps down, Sanchez named HC at NMSU |language=en |work=ESPN.com |url=https://www.espn.com/college-football/story/_/id/39174620/sources-new-mexico-st-head-coach-jerry-kill-stepping-down |access-date=2023-12-23}}

= Vanderbilt =

Kill joined the staff at Vanderbilt for the 2024 season, as chief consultant to the head coach and senior offensive advisor.{{Cite web |date=2024-01-17 |title=Kill Added To Vandy Staff |url=https://vucommodores.com/kill-added-to-vandy-staff/ |access-date=2024-10-06 |website=Vanderbilt University Athletics - Official Athletics Website |language=en-US}}

Personal life, health issues, and charity work

Jerry Kill is divorced from Rebecca Kill, and they have two daughters, Krystal and Tasha.[http://www.gophersports.com/sports/m-footbl/mtt/jerry_kill_759704.html Jerry Kill Bio] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130715031651/http://www.gophersports.com/sports/m-footbl/mtt/jerry_kill_759704.html |date=July 15, 2013 }}. Gophersports.com. Retrieved on October 7, 2013.

Kill is a close friend of Gary Patterson, former head football coach at Texas Christian University.[https://www.espn.com/dallas/columns/story?columnist=durrett_richard&id=4648916 TCU coach Gary Patterson: What you see is what you get – ESPN Dallas]. Sports.espn.go.com (November 13, 2009). Retrieved on July 26, 2012. Both men played football for Dennis Franchione and each worked for him as an assistant coach. Kill served as the best man in Patterson's wedding.[http://www.footballscoop.com/news/3062-jerry-kill-kills-it-at-presser-with-enthusiasm-charisma-humorand-vision Jerry Kill kills it at presser with enthusiasm, charisma, humor, and vision] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101208052013/http://www.footballscoop.com/news/3062-jerry-kill-kills-it-at-presser-with-enthusiasm-charisma-humorand-vision |date=December 8, 2010 }}. Footballscoop.com. Retrieved on July 26, 2012.

Kill suffered a seizure toward the end of a game in October 2005.{{cite news|agency=Associated Press |url=https://www.espn.com/college-football/news/story?id=2398359|title=Salukis coach Kill back at work after cancer surgery|date=April 5, 2006 |publisher=ESPN|access-date=October 14, 2012}} Subsequently, Kill was diagnosed with kidney cancer, which is now in remission. Kill has since started the Coach Kill Fund to assist low-income southern Illinois residents with treatment.[http://www.coachkillcancerfund.org/ The Coach Kill Cancer Fund] Then, from 2010 through 2013, Kill was plagued by a series of gameday hospitalizations, most of which were also seizures. Shortly after a game in September 2010, he was hospitalized for dehydration.[http://www.huskiewire.com/blogs/entries/2010/09/12/78848211/index.xml Kill hospitalized] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100923042539/http://www.huskiewire.com/blogs/entries/2010/09/12/78848211/index.xml |date=September 23, 2010 }}. Huskie Wire. Retrieved July 26, 2012. He then suffered two gameday seizures during the 2011 season,{{cite news|title=University of Minnesota football coach has seizure, is stable|url=http://www.cnn.com/2011/US/09/10/minnesota.coach.seizure/index.html |access-date=September 11, 2011|newspaper=CNN|date=September 10, 2011}}{{cite news|title=Kill to Seek Further Medical Treatment|url=http://www.gophersports.com/sports/m-footbl/spec-rel/092511aaa.html|archive-url=https://archive.today/20130124185717/http://www.gophersports.com/sports/m-footbl/spec-rel/092511aaa.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=January 24, 2013|access-date=September 25, 2011|date=September 25, 2011}} followed by one each in 2012{{cite news|last=Fornelli|first=Tom |url=http://www.cbssports.com/collegefootball/blog/eye-on-college-football/20563446/minnesota-coach-jerry-kill-released-from-hospital |title=Minnesota coach Jerry Kill released from hospital|date=October 14, 2012|publisher=cbssports.com|access-date=October 14, 2012}} and 2013. After the 2013 seizure, Kill announced that he was taking a leave of absence to address his health and get his seizures under control.{{cite news|last=Bennett|first=Brian|url=https://www.espn.com/blog/bigten/post/_/id/86294/jerry-kill-takes-a-leave-of-absence|title=Jerry Kill takes a leave of absence|date=October 10, 2013|work=ESPN.com}} After coaching for the entire 2014 season and the first seven games of the 2015 season, Kill announced that he was resigning as head coach on October 28, 2015. He cited health reasons, including at least two additional seizures, as the cause for his decision.{{cite web |url=http://www.twincities.com/gophers/ci_29035340/gophers-football-coach-jerry-kill-retires-citing-health|title=Jerry Kill resigns as Gophers football coach, citing health|date=October 28, 2015|publisher=TwinCities.com – Pioneer Press|access-date=October 28, 2015}}

Kill was a nominee for the 2011 Uplifting Athletes Rare Disease Champion Award,{{cite web |url=http://www.gophersports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=8400&ATCLID=205087531 |title=Coach Kill Nominated for National Award |date=February 1, 2011 |publisher=gophersports.com |access-date=October 14, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110711112922/http://www.gophersports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=8400&ATCLID=205087531 |archive-date=July 11, 2011 }} presented by Uplifting Athletes, but lost to Princeton running back Jordan Culbreath.[http://www.upliftingathletes.org/ua-news/seeking-nominations-2012-uplifting-athletes-rare-disease-champion Seeking Nominations for the 2012 Uplifting Athletes Rare Disease Champion] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120209080245/http://www.upliftingathletes.org/ua-news/seeking-nominations-2012-uplifting-athletes-rare-disease-champion |date=February 9, 2012 }}. Uplifting Athletes. Retrieved July 26, 2012. In 2016, he was named to the Kansas Sports Hall of Fame.

Head coaching record

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| overall = 6–5

| conference = 5–4

| confstanding = T–4th

| bowlname =

| bowloutcome =

| bcsbowl =

| ranking =

| ranking2 = no

}}

{{CFB Yearly Record Subtotal

| name = Emporia State

| overall = 11–11

| confrecord = 9–9

}}

{{CFB Yearly Record Subhead

| name = Southern Illinois Salukis

| conf = Gateway Football Conference

| startyear = 2001

| endyear = 2007

}}

{{CFB Yearly Record Entry

| championship =

| year = 2001

| name = Southern Illinois

| overall = 1–10

| conference = 1–6

| confstanding = 7th

| bowlname =

| bowloutcome =

| bcsbowl =

| ranking =

| ranking2 = no

}}

{{CFB Yearly Record Entry

| championship =

| year = 2002

| name = Southern Illinois

| overall = 4–8

| conference = 2–5

| confstanding = T–6th

| bowlname =

| bowloutcome =

| bcsbowl =

| ranking =

| ranking2 = no

}}

{{CFB Yearly Record Entry

| championship = conference

| year = 2003

| name = Southern Illinois

| overall = 10–2

| conference = 6–1

| confstanding = T–1st

| bowlname = NCAA Division I-AA First Round

| bowloutcome = L

| bcsbowl =

| ranking = 9

| ranking2 = no

}}

{{CFB Yearly Record Entry

| championship = conference

| year = 2004

| name = Southern Illinois

| overall = 10–2

| conference = 7–0

| confstanding = 1st

| bowlname = NCAA Division I-AA First Round

| bowloutcome = L

| bcsbowl =

| ranking = 9

| ranking2 = no

}}

{{CFB Yearly Record Entry

| championship = conference

| year = 2005

| name = Southern Illinois

| overall = 9–4

| conference = 5–2

| confstanding = T–1st

| bowlname = NCAA Division I-AA Second Round

| bowloutcome = L

| bcsbowl =

| ranking = 7

| ranking2 = no

}}

{{CFB Yearly Record Entry

| championship =

| year = 2006

| name = Southern Illinois

| overall = 9–4

| conference = 4–3

| confstanding = T–4th

| bowlname = NCAA Division I Second Round

| bowloutcome = L

| bcsbowl =

| ranking = 7

| ranking2 = no

}}

{{CFB Yearly Record Entry

| championship =

| year = 2007

| name = Southern Illinois

| overall = 12–2

| conference = 5–1

| confstanding = 2nd

| bowlname = NCAA Division I Semifinal

| bowloutcome = L

| bcsbowl =

| ranking = 3

| ranking2 = no

}}

{{CFB Yearly Record Subtotal

| name = Southern Illinois

| overall = 55–32

| confrecord = 30–18

}}

{{CFB Yearly Record Subhead

| name = Northern Illinois Huskies

| conf = Mid-American Conference

| startyear = 2008

| endyear = 2010

}}

{{CFB Yearly Record Entry

| championship =

| year = 2008

| name = Northern Illinois

| overall = 6–7

| conference = 5–3

| confstanding = 4th (West)

| bowlname = Independence

| bowloutcome = L

| bcsbowl =

| ranking =

| ranking2 = no

}}

{{CFB Yearly Record Entry

| championship =

| year = 2009

| name = Northern Illinois

| overall = 7–6

| conference = 5–3

| confstanding = 2nd (West)

| bowlname = International

| bowloutcome = L

| bcsbowl =

| ranking =

| ranking2 = no

}}

{{CFB Yearly Record Entry

| championship = division

| year = 2010

| name = Northern Illinois

| overall = 10–3

| conference = 8–0

| confstanding = 1st (West)

| bowlname = Humanitarian{{efn|group=record|Did not coach bowl game}}

| bowloutcome =

| bcsbowl =

| ranking =

| ranking2 = no

}}

{{CFB Yearly Record Subtotal

| name = Northern Illinois

| overall = 23–16

| confrecord = 18–6

| bowlname =

| bowloutcome =

}}

{{CFB Yearly Record Subhead

| name = Minnesota Golden Gophers

| conf = Big Ten Conference

| startyear = 2011

| endyear = 2015

}}

{{CFB Yearly Record Entry

| championship =

| year = 2011

| name = Minnesota

| overall = 3–9

| conference = 2–6

| confstanding = 6th (Legends)

| bowlname =

| bowloutcome =

| bcsbowl =

| ranking =

| ranking2 = no

}}

{{CFB Yearly Record Entry

| championship =

| year = 2012

| name = Minnesota

| overall = 6–7

| conference = 2–6

| confstanding = T–5th (Legends)

| bowlname = Texas

| bowloutcome = L

| bcsbowl =

| ranking =

| ranking2 = no

}}

{{CFB Yearly Record Entry

| championship =

| year = 2013

| name = Minnesota

| overall = 8–5{{efn|group=record|Took a two-game leave of absence for epilepsy treatment during the 2013 season, but all games are credited to his record.}}

| conference = 4–4

| confstanding = 4th (Legends)

| bowlname = Texas

| bowloutcome = L

| bcsbowl =

| ranking =

| ranking2 = no

}}

{{CFB Yearly Record Entry

| championship =

| year = 2014

| name = Minnesota

| overall = 8–5

| conference = 5–3

| confstanding = T–2nd (West)

| bowlname = Citrus

| bowloutcome = L

| bcsbowl =

| ranking =

| ranking2 = no

}}

{{CFB Yearly Record Entry

| championship =

| year = 2015

| name = Minnesota

| overall = 4–3{{efn|group=record|Resigned due to health}}

| conference = 1–2

| confstanding = T–4th (West)

| bowlname =

| bowloutcome =

| bcsbowl =

| ranking =

| ranking2 = no

}}

{{CFB Yearly Record Subtotal

| name = Minnesota

| overall = 29–29

| confrecord = 14–21

}}

{{CFB Yearly Record Subhead

| name = TCU Horned Frogs

| conf = Big 12 Conference

| startyear = 2021

| endyear = 2021

}}

{{CFB Yearly Record Entry

| championship =

| year = 2021

| name = TCU

| overall = 2–2{{efn|group=record|Kill took over as interim coach after eight games}}

| conference = 2–2

| confstanding = T–7th

| bowlname =

| bowloutcome =

| bcsbowl =

| ranking =

| ranking2 = no

}}

{{CFB Yearly Record Subtotal

| name = TCU

| overall = 2–2

| confrecord = 2–2

}}

{{CFB Yearly Record Subhead

| name = New Mexico State Aggies

| conf = Division I FBS Independent

| startyear = 2022

| endyear = 2022

}}

{{CFB Yearly Record Entry

| championship =

| year = 2022

| name = New Mexico State

| overall = 7–6

| conference =

| confstanding =

| bowlname = Quick Lane

| bowloutcome = W

| bcsbowl =

| ranking =

| ranking2 = no

}}

{{CFB Yearly Record Subhead

| name = New Mexico State Aggies

| conf = Conference USA

| startyear = 2023

| endyear = 2023

}}

{{CFB Yearly Record Entry

| championship = division

| year = 2023

| name = New Mexico State

| overall = 10–5

| conference = 7–1

| confstanding = 2nd

| bowlname = New Mexico

| bowloutcome = L

| bcsbowl =

| ranking =

| ranking2 = no

}}

{{CFB Yearly Record Subtotal

| name = New Mexico State

| overall = 17–11

| confrecord = 7–1

}}

{{CFB Yearly Record End

| overall = 175–115

| bowls = no

| poll = no

| polltype =

}}

References

External links

[https://nmstatesports.com/sports/football/roster/coaches/jerry-kill/3215 New Mexico State profile]
[https://web.archive.org/web/20131012021157/http://www.niuhuskies.com/sports/m-footbl/mtt/kill_jerry00.html Northern Illinois profile]

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